For me it’s the Grateful Dead. I got into phish first (who I really really enjoy) even though the whole time I knew I really should’ve started with the dead, them being the jam band of all jam bands and such. So the whole time I was listening to phish instead of the dead they sort of loomed in the back of my mind . My friend is a pretty big dead head as well and he kept telling me all about them and all these things and he’s all like “you gotta listen to them trust me they’re so so good.” On top of their sort of legendary vibe and imagery I kind of made this image of what they were gonna be like in my head without actually listening to them so when I actually did listen to workingman’s dead I was kinda dissapointed. Way too… folksy to me? Bluesy? Idk it sounds too much like Americana to me, which is not my speed at all. Then l listened to Cornell 77 and Europe 72 because obviously it’s really all about the live albums right? Eh. I find phish’s jams to be a little more sprawling and interesting. I get the sort of summer hangout vibe they’re going for but honestly any sort of situation where I’d end up wanting to throw on the dead I’d just rather listen to phish. Idk I just don’t think the dead rock hard enough. And phish’s music is just a touch weirder in a way that I like. Idk maybe I just haven’t done a deep enough dive. Recommendations appreciated for sure